aived to criminal court if it is believed that the offender is not amenable to treatment.
Waiving juveniles to criminal court is an attempt to deter future criminal behavior, but studies have not vindicated this approach (Brown, 1998, 52). Juveniles sentenced in criminal court show no less recidivism than those sentenced in juvenile court, and criminal courts often sentence juveniles to probation. In the past, waiving a juvenile to criminal court was an option of last resort, but today it is a more common practice (McMillan, 1999; Brown, 1998, 53). The exclusionary statutes donÆt a
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